The UAE announced through the National Program for Coders the start of the golden visa application process. This initiative is available to both residents and non-residents of the country, in an effort to attract the best-qualified coders and graduates specialized in the field.
This step is in implementation to the directives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to grant golden visas to 100,000 entrepreneurs, owners of enterprises and start-ups specialized in coding.
This announcement is part of national efforts to establish 1,000 major digital companies in the UAE over the next five years, to build the country’s digital market and prepare the necessary infrastructure to yield innovation and creativity that can keep up with the rapid global changes across various vital industries.
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications Sultan Al Olama stated that the UAE is open to those who wish to be a part of the country’s success story by leveraging their talents, capabilities and expertise.
Olama added that providing this opportunity for coders to obtain the UAE golden visa aims to attract and encourage the top international skillsets and talents in the field of coding, and to provide excellent services and support systems that promote work and innovation in the UAE to facilitate the nationwide establishment of new startups and enterprises specialized in coding.
He confirmed that the National Program for Coders will support golden visa holders with promising insights and opportunities to work on integrated projects where coding plays a crucial role in society.
Application eligibility extends to distinguished experts and talents who achieved success in various areas of coding, those who work for pioneering international technological firms, graduates of software engineering, computer sciences, hardware engineering, information technology, artificial intelligence, data science, big data and electrical engineering.
The National Program for Coders strategy focuses on five key pillars, namely: supporting coders, entrepreneurs, startups, large companies and the academic sector, developing a comprehensive platform for linking coders with local companies and universities, launching global initiatives supervised by a host of international trainers to enhance the efficiency of local talents, attracting the best international coding cadres to the UAE, and suggesting policies to empower the coding sector in cooperation with various government entities.
